The Paper Chase - Season 1 Episode 20 The Tables Down at Ernie's
This episode further develops Kingsfield's character and fleshes-out his past. It begins with the news that Ernie's bar, a favorite campus hangout for generations, will be closed along with the other small businesses on the block. All the buildings will then be razed for parking for a new gym the college is building. Kingsfield has been retained by the school to represent the school's interest in the project. Meanwhile, Hart has taken on the cause to save Ernie's (where he works) and he confronts Kingsfield in his office. After some difficulty finding a lawyer who will take the case, Hart appeals to Kingsfield's nostalgic side by telling him he knows that he frequented that establishment back in his law school days in the 1930's because there is a table with his initials carved in it. This sparks some distant memory in Kingsfield's mind and he pays a visit to Ernie's. It so happens that the original Ernie, Sr. is there at the same time and they recognize each other and reminisce
Year: 1986
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Director: James Bridges
Cast: John Houseman, James Stephens, Lainie Kazan, Penny Johnson Jerald, Peter Nelson, Diana Douglas
Crew: Robert C. Thompson (Executive Producer), Albert Aley (Producer), Robert Lewin (Producer)
First Air Date: Sep 09, 1978
Last Air date: May 02, 1986
Season: 4 Season
Episode: 58 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
IMDb: 7.60/10 by 7.00 users
Popularity: 15.28
Language: English
Keyword : law school, strict teacher
Episode
The Paper Chase
The Man Who Would Be King
A Day in the Life of . . .
Great Expectations
Voices of Silence
Nancy
Da Da
The Seating Chart
Moot Court
Kingsfield's Daughter
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Bell and Love
An Act of Desperation
Losing Streak
The Man in the Chair
A Matter of Anger
The Apprentice
Once More with Feeling
The Clay Footed Idol
The Tables Down at Ernie's
A Case of Detente
Scavenger Hunt